Regional

NEVADA CITY, Calif. June 1, 2016 – Firefighters are mopping up a vegetation fire next to the Juvenile Hall on Hwy 49. Reported at 3:52 am, the fire was most likely started by an escaped campfire at a homeless encampment. Enormous potential for a major fire Burning in steep terrain in a former mining area, […]

NEVADA CITY Calif. Sept. 11, 2013 – Capturing a multifaceted event such as a major fire is a complex task. Everybody who participated or whom it affected has a different take on what happened and when. With time, memories ebb, perspectives broaden or narrow, and hard facts get relegated to archived copies of official reports […]

NEVADA CITY, Calif. October 26, 2011 – The Nevada County BOS disbursed funds to promote tourism and economic development in the county at yesterday’s meeting. Four of the five supervisors directed staff to draft a contract with the Regional Chambers of Commerce, effectively handing over $50,000 without a competitive bid. However, the highlight of the […]

Aug 16, 2005 – At the Idaho-Maryland Mine, up to four tons of ore would have to be processed to produce one ounce of gold. But the steps taken to scrape together that ounce pose what scientists call two of the mining industry’s biggest environmental risks: cyanide contamination and acid mine drainage. Emgold Mining Corp. […]

May 16, 2005 – Gold is a shaky market commodity. Its price fluctuates with the slightest economic twinge, and when prices dip enough, gold mines close, workers lose jobs and investors get left in the lurch. Something similar happened at the Idaho-Maryland Mine in Grass Valley, Calif. In the mid-1990s, when the price for an […]

Apr. 11, 2005 – It doesn’t take a background in hydrogeology to know that water runs downhill. It’s also easy to grasp that, underground, water collects in aquifers. But things get tricky when you begin trying to predict how water moves underneath the Sierra Nevada foothills. In western Nevada County, groundwater collects in granite fractures […]

March 20, 2005 – John Woods has never heard of Emgold Mining Corp., and it’s hard to blame him. As editor and publisher of Stockwatch, which tracks Canada’s publicly traded companies, he has seen hundreds of mining outfits come and go over the past 20 years. And mostly, they go. By far, of Canada’s hundreds […]

Mar 7, 2005 – A four-lane freeway runs past it. A hospital overlooks it. Apartment complexes, homes, shopping centers, businesses and warehouses sit on or near it. High-tech companies fill the nearby industrial park. In short, this swath of land a couple miles from downtown Grass Valley, population 13,000, looks nothing like it did in […]

Mar 7, 2005 – Most residents agree that the quality of Grass Valley’s natural landscape is an essential part of the town’s permanent economic base.  Entrepreneurs, professionals, young families and retirees continue to move here to enjoy the town’s extraordinary quality of life – the best of old-time California located in the foothills of the […]

NEVADA CITY, Calif. Jun 1, 2004 – On any given day, several items on Tuesday’s agenda could have been the A-1 story. The recognition of out-going supervisor Drew Bedwell, the county budget workshop, a request to remove age and accessibility requirements from the “granny” unit ordinance and the selection of a new Board vice-chair. However, […]

NEVADA CITY, Calif. May 27, 2004 – Nevada County supervisors created a huge controversy on Monday when a majority decided to select former supervisor Fran Grattan-Freedle to replace the outgoing Clerk-Recorder and Registrar of Voters. Freedle was not a candidate proposed by two panels; her name was added to the list of finalists by a […]